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Topic 14 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Indonesia: Poverty & Inequality
How is a country’s income shared, and how many live below a line?
Indonesia is placed 114th of 159 countries on poverty & inequality in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Gini Index 36.06 (2023); Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day 1.12 (2023).
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Poverty & Inequality
114th
of 159 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Indonesia on poverty & inequality — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 3
Gini Index
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2013–2023 · Indonesia’s is from 2023 · CC BY 4.0
36.06
Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
Lower is better
Indonesia: 36.06. Across the 159 countries at their latest reading, values run from 23 (India) to 59.07 (Namibia); the world median is 33.72.
- World median
- 33.72
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 28.65 Timor-Leste
- Land neighbours
- Malaysia 40.67 · Timor-Leste 28.65
Key 2 of 3
Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2013–2023 · Indonesia’s is from 2023 · CC BY 4.0
1.12
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%)
Lower is better
Indonesia: 1.12. Across the 159 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0 (Czechia) to 48.69 (DR Congo); the world median is 0.345.
- World median
- 0.345
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 0.001 Thailand
- Land neighbours
- Malaysia 0.001 · Timor-Leste 11.17
Key 3 of 3
Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
68.6
Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%)
Lower is better
Indonesia: 68.6. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Belarus) to 93.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 26.4.
- World median
- 26.4
- Best in South-eastern Asia
- 1.4 Malaysia
- Land neighbours
- Malaysia 1.4
02Over time
Which way Indonesia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Gini Index
Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) · lower is better
IndonesiaWorld median
Indonesia rose from 30.16 in 2002 to 36.06 in 2023; the world median went from 37.14 to 33.72.
Every year’s figures
Year Indonesia World median 2023 36.06 33.72 2022 35.51 33.91 2021 35.50 34.04 2020 35.34 34.18 2019 35.36 33.51 2018 36.34 35.25 2017 36.37 34.86 2016 36.89 34.47 2015 38.21 35.52 2014 38.78 34.79 2013 38.93 36.16 2012 37.15 35.40 2011 37.93 33.96 2010 34.59 33.71 2009 33.43 34.91 2008 32.63 34.60 2007 33.23 34.26 2006 31.52 35.63 2005 29.90 36.28 2004 30.42 34.29 2003 29.32 35.46 2002 30.16 37.14 Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%) · lower is better
IndonesiaWorld median
Indonesia fell from 11.66 in 2002 to 1.12 in 2023; the world median went from 3.01 to 0.345.
Every year’s figures
Year Indonesia World median 2023 1.12 0.345 2022 1.35 0.420 2021 1.50 0.335 2020 1.73 0.280 2019 1.98 0.380 2018 2.48 0.460 2017 2.98 0.300 2016 3.70 0.440 2015 4.59 0.500 2014 5.34 0.635 2013 5.78 0.515 2012 5.64 0.640 2011 7.30 0.430 2010 8.31 0.530 2009 9.56 0.600 2008 9.59 0.350 2007 10.78 0.360 2006 13.07 0.465 2005 10.22 1.250 2004 12.04 0.790 2003 11.47 1.650 2002 11.66 3.010 Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet
Share of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%) · lower is better
IndonesiaWorld median
Indonesia fell from 74.4 in 2017 to 68.6 in 2025; the world median went from 32.4 to 26.4.
Every year’s figures
Year Indonesia World median 2025 68.6 26.40 2024 70.6 27.10 2023 71.6 27.15 2022 72.0 27.90 2021 69.7 29.65 2020 70.2 31.80 2019 70.5 29.05 2018 71.7 29.85 2017 74.4 32.40
03In context
Indonesia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 159 countries on poverty & inequality, never a place within the region.
Indonesia and the countries it borders
Standing among all 159; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Gini IndexGini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality) | Poverty Gap at $3.00 a DayPoverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%) | Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy DietShare of the population unable to afford a healthy diet (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Malaysiacompare | 41st | 40.67 | 0.001 | 1.4 |
 Timor-Leste | 77th | 28.65 | 11.17 | — |
| Indonesia | 114th | 36.06 | 1.12 | 68.6 |
 Papua New Guinea | not placed | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across South-eastern Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 159.
Placed either side on poverty & inequality
The countries immediately above and below Indonesia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Indonesia is ahead of the world, and behind
29 more statistics filed under poverty & inequality, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median7
Statistics on which Indonesia does better than the middle country measured.
Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 2024 · world median 20.94.220.9▲ Improved since 2015
Indonesia: 4.2 · world median 20.9 · Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 88.8; lower is better.
Position 125th of 135 · derived, 1st = worst.
Income Share Held by Lowest 20%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 7.127.867.12▲ Improved since 2013
Indonesia: 7.86 · world median 7.12 · Share of national income held by the poorest fifth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.24 to 11.07; higher is better.
Position 19th of 60 · derived.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.0140.039▲ Improved since 2018
Indonesia: 0.014 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 76th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 21.2612.1921.26No earlier reading
Indonesia: 12.19 · world median 21.26 · Children aged 6-23 months fed from at most 2 of 8 food groups (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.169 to 63.08; lower is better.
Position 75th of 113 · derived, 1st = worst.
Income Growth of the Poorest 40%World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.8412.7771.841▼ Worsened since 2015
Indonesia: 2.777 · world median 1.841 · Annualized growth in real income or consumption per person of the bottom 40% (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -4.185 to 14.51; higher is better.
Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary CompletionUIS · 2024 · world median 0.5290.6830.529No earlier reading
Indonesia: 0.683 · world median 0.529 · Adjusted wealth parity index, lower secondary completion (poorest vs richest fifth; 1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.032 to 1.022; higher is better.
Coefficient of Human InequalityUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 17.0516.3717.05▲ Improved since 2013
Indonesia: 16.37 · world median 17.05 · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.865 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 91st of 169 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median19
Statistics on which Indonesia does worse than the middle country measured.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6090.6080.609▲ Improved since 2013
Indonesia: 0.608 · world median 0.609 · IHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.226 to 0.923; higher is better.
Position 86th of 169 · derived.
Multidimensional Poverty MeasureWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.2524.2984.252No earlier reading
Indonesia: 4.298 · world median 4.252 · Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.96; lower is better.
Position 77th of 157 · derived, 1st = worst.
Working Poverty RateILO · 2025 · world median 4.8855.6424.885▲ Improved since 2015
Indonesia: 5.642 · world median 4.885 · Employed people living in extreme poverty (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.007 to 86.02; lower is better.
Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up EstimatesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.15.42.1▲ Improved since 2014
Indonesia: 5.4 · world median 2.1 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP, World Bank line-up estimate (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 89.54; lower is better.
Palma RatioWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.3321.5361.332No real change since 2013
Indonesia: 1.536 · world median 1.332 · Palma ratio (income share of the richest 10% ÷ share of the poorest 40%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.771 to 4.193; lower is better.
Position 22nd of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8007,64212,800▲ Improved since 2017
Indonesia: 7,642 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 113th of 173 · derived.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.280.25No real change since 2014
Indonesia: 0.28 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 0.1850.30.185▲ Improved since 2013
Indonesia: 0.3 · world median 0.185 · Squared poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (0–100). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 9.74; lower is better.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.4980.446No earlier reading
Indonesia: 0.498 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 50th of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
Income Share Held by Richest 10%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 26.1829.8626.18▲ Improved since 2013
Indonesia: 29.86 · world median 26.18 · Share of national income or consumption held by the richest tenth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 18.79 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 19th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour BenefitsWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 18.659.37518.65No earlier reading
Indonesia: 9.375 · world median 18.65 · Benefits received as a share of beneficiaries' total income or consumption (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.455 to 90.86; higher is better.
Exclusion by Socio-Economic GroupV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2023 · world median 0.4130.6450.413No real change since 2013
Indonesia: 0.645 · world median 0.413 · Exclusion by socio-economic group index (0–1; higher = more exclusion). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.014 to 0.969; lower is better.
Position 38th of 174 · derived, 1st = worst.
Societal Poverty RateWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 17.224.7517.2▲ Improved since 2013
Indonesia: 24.75 · world median 17.2 · Population below the societal poverty line, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 7 to 54.36; lower is better.
Position 13th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 0.936.720.93▲ Improved since 2013
Indonesia: 6.72 · world median 0.93 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 54.36; lower is better.
Position 7th of 58 · derived, 1st = worst.
Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID)Frederick Solt, University of Iowa · 2023 · world median 3345.233▼ Worsened since 2013
Indonesia: 45.2 · world median 33 · Gini index of disposable household income (0–100), SWIID estimate. Frederick Solt, University of Iowa, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 22.3 to 51.2; lower is better.
Position 7th of 79 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 7.8269.657.82No real change since 2013
Indonesia: 69.65 · world median 7.82 · Population below $8.30 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.07 to 93.58; lower is better.
Position 5th of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.
Median Daily Income or Consumption per PersonWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 22.766.16822.76▲ Improved since 2013
Indonesia: 6.168 · world median 22.76 · Median income or consumption per person, 2021 PPP dollars a day. World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.803 to 89.49; higher is better.
Position 57th of 60 · derived.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.3421.941.34▲ Improved since 2013
Indonesia: 21.94 · world median 1.34 · Population below $4.20 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 72.3; lower is better.
Position 4th of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.
Prosperity GapWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.7544.9681.754No real change since 2013
Indonesia: 4.968 · world median 1.754 · Average factor incomes must rise by to reach $28 a day. World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.406 to 12.06; lower is better.
Position 4th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end3
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Cost of a Healthy DietFAO · 2025 · world median 4.555.094.55Moved since 2017
Indonesia: 5.09 · world median 4.55 · Cost of the cheapest locally available healthy diet, PPP dollars per person per day. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.66 to 8.27.
Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingWorld Bank Group · 2019 · world median 6.884.5186.88No earlier reading
Indonesia: 4.518 · world median 6.88 · Population in households spending more than 10% of their budget on health out of pocket (%). World Bank Group, 2019 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.133 to 31.21.
Poverty Headcount at National Poverty LinesWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 21.8921.8No earlier reading
Indonesia: 9 · world median 21.8 · Population below the national poverty line (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 82.3.
No current reading for Indonesia
Gini Index of Monthly Earnings (last 2023) and Low Pay Rate (last 2023). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Poverty & Inequality among Indonesia’s 15 topics
Poverty & Inequality is Indonesia’s 15th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Digital & Technology33rd of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Tradejoint 30th of 1774/4 keys
- Work & Labour34th of 1824/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions78th of 1944/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture83rd of 1844/4 keys
- Peace & Security98th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties114th of 1984/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge117th of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital118th of 1963/3 keys
- Gender & Equality113th of 1834/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 110th of 1764/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 131st of 1934/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing137th of 2003/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability131st of 1864/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality114th of 1593/3 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on poverty & inequality
The three countries placed highest of 159, and the leaders Indonesia can most readily be measured against.
1
BelarusEastern Europe
1st of 159 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: zedlik , cropped by Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
SloveniaSouthern Europe
2nd of 159 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Z.K. derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
=3
UkraineEastern Europe
Joint 3rd of 159 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: uploaded by Chern038 · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
United Arab Emirates=3rd3/3 keysHighest in South-eastern Asia
Thailand27th2/3 keysThis page
Indonesia114th3/3 keys
Positions out of 159 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Indonesia on poverty & inequality: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Indonesia rank on poverty & inequality?
Indonesia is placed 114th of 159 countries on Poverty & Inequality in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Gini Index, Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day and Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Gini Index figure for Indonesia?
36.06 in 2023 (gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 33.72.
What is the latest Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day figure for Indonesia?
1.12 in 2023 (poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.345.
How does Indonesia compare with Malaysia on poverty & inequality?
Malaysia is placed 41st of 159, and Indonesia 114th. Gini Index: Malaysia 40.67, Indonesia 36.06; Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day: Malaysia 0.001, Indonesia 1.12; Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet: Malaysia 1.4, Indonesia 68.6.
How have Indonesia’s poverty & inequality figures changed?
Gini Index rose from 30.16 in 2002 to 36.06 in 2023; Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day fell from 11.66 in 2002 to 1.12 in 2023; Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet fell from 74.4 in 2017 to 68.6 in 2025.
Which poverty & inequality statistics are missing for Indonesia?
No current reading is published for Indonesia on Gini Index of Monthly Earnings and Low Pay Rate. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
These figures come from household surveys, which most countries run every few years rather than every year. So the subject's standing is read from each country's most recent survey of the last decade, with the year of every reading shown, rather than from one year in which only a minority of countries were surveyed. Two readings decide it — how unequally income is shared and how deep extreme poverty runs — because the other poverty and inequality measures here largely repeat one of those two or repeat average income, which already counts under Economy and Development. Countries with no survey in the last decade have no standing here. What work pays is under Work & Labour; wealth, as opposed to income, has no global source this site is permitted to republish.
How the Poverty & Inequality standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The poverty & inequality method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Gini Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Poverty Gap at $3.00 a Day — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 29 statistics on this page come from 9 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Indonesia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Indonesia (banner) — Dohduhdah, CC0
- Belarus — zedlik , cropped by Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Slovenia — Z.K. derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 3.0
- Ukraine — uploaded by Chern038, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Indonesia: Poverty & Inequality — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/indonesia/poverty